In the United States‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been the organization that establishes standards that govern the preparation of financial statements‚ known as the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (US GAAP). Many countries have established their own national accounting standards as well; however‚ as international business and trade increases‚ so does the need for a common set of accounting standards. In response to this need‚ the International Accounting
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practices will provide a “level playing field” for all companies worldwide (Murphy‚ 2000). IFRS are standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). They include: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ International Accounting Standards (IAS) and interpretation originated by the International Reporting Standards Interpretation Committee (IFRSIC) (Oyedele‚ 2011). IFRS represent a single set of high quality‚ globally accepted accounting standards that
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IFRS for U.S. Timber Industry INTRODUCTION This memorandum will address issues raised by the transformation from U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the timber industry. I will cover the following topics: different accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP and IFRS‚ the influence on investment decisions‚ Plum Creek’s reason for the opposition against transformation‚ and conclude with my preferred accounting treatment under
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1. History of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) …………… 2 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Adopting IFRS ……………….. 4 2.1. Advantages…………………………………………………………………………4 2.2. Disadvantages………………………………………………………………………………..5 3. Similarities and Differences between IFRS and U.S.GAAP......6 3.1. Similarities between IFRS and U.S. GAAP.......................................7 3.2. Differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP……………………………………..10 4. International Accounting Harmonization…………………………
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The following report will describe and discuss the major elements of accounting in the USA. It will show that the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ where as the International Accounting Standards (IAS) are set by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This report will also state the similarities and differences between these standards. In addition‚ the following report will use relevant examples to evaluate
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determine how they will be valuing their assets under the new International Financial Reporting Standards. Although ETS has had a successful switch over to IFRS for the January 2011 deadline‚ they have still not determined the accounting policies they will be following. The focus of the question is to determine the differences between pre-IFRS and IFRS that pertain to ETS’s accounts and what is allowable for the company. Analyze the Data There are many changes to the reporting‚ recording
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Reporting Standards (IFRS) are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). There are proposals for the United States to adopt the International standards. Financial reporting procedures are debated about the United States using the Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) or following the global procedures. This project will also examine‚ compare‚ and contrast this debate. Discussion of Topic In an article by Heidi Tribunella (2009)‚ “U.S. GAAP is considered rules
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RULE VS PRINCIPLE BASED CONVERGENCE VS ADOPTION IFRS Assignment1‚ Group Section 1 Characteristic Additional Comment Criteria Disadvantage Advantage • Provide specific dictates for reporting financial information • Unavoidable. (Accountants must follow these rules or face penalties for noncompliance. ) • Effective rules-based standards require active participation of the financial reporting community to evaluate the resulting quality. Real life practice issues should be
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De La Salle Professional Schools‚ Inc. Graduate School of Business COMMENTARY: GLOBAL COMPARABILITY IN FINANCIAL REPORTING: WHAT‚ WHY‚ HOW AND WHEN? REACTION PAPER The commentary paper mainly deals with the evolution and convergence of accounting standards. In response to comparability & convergence issues that have arisen to date‚ the commentary has discussed what comprises global comparability in financial reporting‚ why it has arises and how they could make
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Financial Statement Analysis Introduction to Management Accounting 561 August 31‚ 2010 Robert L. Hynous‚ Jr. Financial Statement Analysis The primary principle of the financial statement analysis is to examine the accounting books for the accountability of review each year-end for profit or loss in a company to be review by the stockholders. Team A will review the financial statement analysis of two American companies; United Parcel Service (UPS) a service‚ Talbots (TLB) a retailer‚
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